On Thursday, Brazil’s health ministry reported 33,862 new COVID-19 infections and 497 additional fatalities, all of which occurred over the past 24 hours.
In total, Brazil has reported over 5.3 million COVID-19 cases and 155,900 coronavirus related fatalities.
Top scientists and analysts have said that the total number of individuals infected is likely to be much higher than published figures amid testing and tracing issues and potential under-reporting by the government.
The United States is currently leading global COVID-19 cases with over 8.6 million infections and 228,381 fatalities, although India follows closely behind with 7.7 million cases and 117,336 deaths. As for the third-highest case toll and death toll, Brazil follows with 5.3 million cases and 155,962 deaths, Russia with 1.4 million cases and 25,242 deaths, and Spain with 1 million infections and 34,521 deaths.
The novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Dec. 31, 2019, and has infected more than 41 million individuals worldwide, resulting in over 1.3 million fatalities across 188 countries and territories.
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